SECOND CONDITIONAL
SECOND CONDITIONAL We use Second Conditional to talk about events in the future which are unlikely (or impossible) to happen as an effect of a cause in the present.
If I had a Lamborghini, I would race every day!. Tagging If I had a Lamborghini, I would race every day!. CAUSE (Condition) EFFECT (Result)
If I had a Lamborghini, I would race every day! Tenses Past WOULD If I had a Lamborghini, I would race every day! IF CLAUSE MAIN CLAUSE
If I were rich, I would buy a Lamborghini! Tenses – Verb ‘To Be’ ALWAYS WRITE ‘WERE’ FOR ALL PRONOUNS IN THE IF CLAUSE Past WOULD If I were rich, I would buy a Lamborghini! IF CLAUSE MAIN CLAUSE
If I had a Lamborghini, I would race every day!. Use of the comma COMMA! If I had a Lamborghini, I would race every day!. DEPENDENT INDEPENDENT
I would race every day if I had a Lamborghini. Use of the comma I would race every day if I had a Lamborghini. NO COMMA! INDEPENDENT DEPENDENT
If you had a Lamborghini, what would you do? Questions If you had a Lamborghini, what would you do? CONDITION QUESTION
What would you do if you had a Lamborghini? Questions What would you do if you had a Lamborghini? QUESTION CONDITION
You can use the following modals instead of would: Could Might